STATEN ISLAND, NY - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chair of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today convened a field hearing to examine Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts. Held at the U.S. Coast Guard's facility on Staten Island, one of the hardest-hit areas during the storm, Sen. Landrieu heard testimony from U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Executive Director Laurel Blatchford and local officials from New York and New Jersey

THIBODAUX - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Bobby Jindal broke ground today on a new culinary arts instruction building at Nicholls State University’s John Folse Culinary Institute. Governor Jindal said, “All over the world, we are known for our culture and cuisine. This didn’t happen by accident. Our ancestors are a mix of different cultures and backgrounds that meshed to create our distinctive way of life and cuisine. We are a gumbo, if you will. It’s a diversity and distinction that we celebrate every day and that people travel from all over the world to experience.

NEW ORLEANS, LA - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Saturday, March 2, 2013. All citizens should take appropriate precautions to protect themselves from the potentially dangerous effects of this weather

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly two-thirds of insurance rebates that are available to policyholders are unclaimed, according to Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon. Today, Commissioner Donelon and Department of Revenue (LDR) Director of Customer Service Kent LaPlace held a joint press conference to help make property owners aware of the opportunity to claim the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) rebate. Donelon and LaPlace explained the simple process for claiming the rebates.

SHREVEPORT, LA - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that former Homer Housing Authority (HHA) Executive Director Michelle Green, 35, of North Little Rock, Arkansas, and five co-defendants were sentenced before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote for defrauding the HHA out of $430,000

BATON ROUGE - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Governor Bobby Jindal announced the reappointment of Kathy Brown to the Life Safety and Property Protection Advisory Board.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced today his decision to decline a recent rate request filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm). State Farm submitted the request for the +16.6 percent rate increase to its homeowners program in November of 2012

DENTON, TX - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Homeowners, renters and business owners in Greater New Orleans area are encouraged to look over newly released preliminary flood maps in order to determine their flood risks and make informed decisions

BATON ROUGE, LA - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Louisiana Department of Public Safety will receive a nearly $3.3 million federal grant to reimburse the costs it incurred to provide measures to save lives and property before, during and after Hurricane Isaac, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Thursday

BATON ROUGE, LA - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 30 days to file claims for their flood-related losses. This means most policyholders have until Feb. 21 to complete their proof of loss.

January 08, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jack Ray Carr, of Baton Rouge, La., was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison for one count of corruptly interfering with the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws, four counts of filing false income tax returns and one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, the Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) announced. Additionally, Carr was sentenced to one year of supervised release.

BATON ROUGE, LA - November 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nov. 29 marks a milestone for Louisiana’s Hurricane Isaac recovery: it’s the registration deadline for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained storm damage, and the closing date for the state’s remaining two Disaster Recovery Centers.

BATON ROUGE, LA - November 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies whose homes or other structures were damaged during Hurricane Isaac have an additional 60 days to file claims for their flood-related losses. This means policyholders have until late January 2013 to file.

BATON ROUGE, LA - November 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Property owners who are rebuilding after Hurricane Isaac can receive a free consultation with Hazard Mitigation advisers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at home improvement centers in East Baton Rouge, Jefferson and Orleans parishes.

BATON ROUGE, LA - October 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens Friday in St. Tammany Parish to assist homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained uninsured or underinsured damage to their home or personal property as a result of Hurricane Isaac.